Apparel garment



June W, 1930. W, ops 1,762,399

APPAREL GARMENT Filed July 5, 1928 INVENTOR Patented June 10, 1930 UNITED STATES WALDEMAR KO P S, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

ASSIGNOR TO KOPS BROS. INC., 01 NEW YORK, N. Y., A COBPORATION OF NEW YORK APPAREL GARMENT Application filed July 5,

This invention relates to an apparel garment and the object thereof is the provision of a light weight garment which may be readily placed on the body of the wearer and 6 as readily removed and adapted in use to function as a garter belt and bandeau. In carrying out the invention the garment is so constructed as to include a front member adaptedto overlie the diaphragm and abdo- 1 men to support and control the same, sets I of back members including yielding insert members coacting with the front member to create the necessary tension therein to cause the same to perform its desired functions. Moreover, the bandeau or bust control member of the garment is so constructed as to produce either an uplift or a flattening effect in the bust of the wearer.

The garment made in accordance with the invention will be hereinafter more particularly described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the garment in use;

Fig. 3 is a back elevation of the garment.

By reference to the drawing it will be seen that in carrying out the invention the garment made in accordance therewith is constructed to include a front member which is adapted to overlie the diaphragm and abdomen of the wearer and is preferably made A of two sections designated at 10 and 11.

- These. sections are connected by a reinforcing strip 12 and lines of stitchin 13 extending in a centrally disposed longitudinal line at the front of the garment. The extent of this front member circumferentially is preferably s'uflicient to reach from one to the other of the axillar lines of the garment.

- The respective sections of the front member in the, lower portions thereof terminate in hose supporter tabs 14 and 15 each having downwardly converging edges and fitted respectively with hose supporters 16 and 17. The upper edges ofthe sections of the front member are preferably cut away as indicated 1 at 18 and 19 to conform to the busts of the o wearer. These cut away upper edge portions of the sections of the front member are coner back member includes a right side section g. 2 isan enlarged front elevation, and- 1928. Serial No. 290,403.

nected by lines of stitching 20 and reinforcing members 21 to a bandeau member 22. This bandeau member maybe made of the same or different material to the front member and is coextensive circumferentially therewith. Furthermore, in suitable positions the bandeau member may be provided with darts indicated at 23 'and 24 to cause the same the better to conform to the body of the wearer.

In constructing the garment I also employ sets of back members comprising an 1 upper back member and a lower back member., These back members are preferably made of sections of elastic and inelastic ma terial and are so formed as to conform to the body of the wearer and to cooperate with the front member to create the necessary tension therein to control the diaphragm. The low 25 connected to the adjacent edge of the section 10 of the front member by a reinforcing strip 26 and lines of stitching 27 This section of the lower back member terminates in a downwardly-extending hose supporter tab 28 fitted with a hose supporter 29. In

the left side of the garment there is a corresponding section 30 forming part of this lower back member. The section 30 along one edge is connected to the adjacent portion of the edge of the section 11 of the front member 'by a reinforcing strip 31 and lines of stitching 32. Like section 25 the section 30 extends downwardly and terminates in a hose supporter tab 33 to which is secured a hose supporter 3 1. As clearly indicated in Fig. 3 the upper edgesof these sections 25 and 30 taper downwardly as indicated at 35 ,and 36 from theedges of the front mem- 9n ber to the adjacent or rear ends of these sections which are connected by an elastic strap 37. The strap 37 and the sections 25 and 30 compose this lower back member. It is to be noted here that the tapering edges of the hose supporter tabs cause the garment to conform to the side thigh portions of the body of the wearer. j

The upper back member like the lower back, member is composed of elastic and inelastic sections. In the right hand side of m the garment there is a section 38 which along one edge is connected to the adjacent edge of the section of the front member by the same lines of stitching 27 and the reinforcing strip 26 which connect the section 25 of the lower'back member thereto. The lower edge of the section 38 tapers upwardly as indicated at 39 from theedge of the section of the front member to the. inner end of the section 38. The lower end of the section 38 is substantially coincident with the upper end of the section 25 at the edge of the section 10 of the front member. The corresponding section of the upper back member in the left hand side member is indicated, at

40. Along one edge thereof this section 40 of the upper back member is connected to the adjacent edge of the section 11 of the front member by the same reinforcingstrip 31 and lines of stitching 32 which connect the section thereto. The lower edge of the section 40 tapers upwardly as indicated at 41 from the edge of the section 11 of the front member at which the lower end of the section 40 is substantially coincident with the upper edge of the-section '30.

The upper back member is completed by an elastic strap 42, one end of which is permanently connected to the inner end of the ment may be suitably section 38 by suitable lines of stitching 43 or otherwise. While at its opposite end the strap 42 is fitted with a hook 44 adapted to engage with an eye 45 provided for this purpose at the rearward end of the section 40 whereby these parts of the upper back member of the garment may be yieldingly and detachably connected to one another.

Itwill be noted that the edges of the garreinforced by edging strips, or otherwise, secured thereto by suitable lines of stitching as clearly illustrated.

In the upper portion of the front member preferably in a centrally disposed position there is an eye 47 through which a suitable lace or cord 48 is threaded? This lace 48 may be employed to shir or pucker the front central portion of the bandeau member by drawing the central portions of the same to the upper central portion of the front member and tying a knot in the lace, as indicated in Fig. 1, in order to cause the bandeau to function as'an uplift device in supporting the busts of the wearer, or, for example, as illustrated in Fig. 2, this lace or cord may be left free in order to cause the bandeau member to function as a device for flattening Also, as illustrated, the upper edge portions of the garment may be fitted with suitable shoulder straps indicated at 49 and 50.

The forward longitudinal'edges of the sections 38 and 40 of the upper back member are connected to t e side edges of the bandeau member and also to theside edges of the sections of the front member, these tic strap 42 through the sections 38 and 40 causes a circumferential tension in the bandeau member, causing the same to function as intended and also a circumferential and upward tension in the upper portions of the sections of the front member. It will be equally obvious that the tension exerted by the elastic strap 37 in the lower back member is exerted through the sections 25 and 30 thereof in both a circumferential and downward direction to the sections of the front member, thereby cooperating with the upper back member to effect the desired tension in the front member to provide the necessary pressure for the control of the diaphragm of the wearer. It will equally be apparent that particularly when the wearer is in a standing position the downwardtension exerted throu h the front hose supporter tabs coacting wit the circumferential and upward and downward tensions in the sections of the front member causes the same to function as an abdominal control. It is furthermore to be noted that while the upper back member is constructed to have the parts detachably connected the lower back member is so made that the parts thereof are permanently connected to each other and to the sections of the front member, the construction however, is not specifically limited to these especial features as they may be varied to employ equivalent constructions without departing from the nature and spirit of the invention.

It is still further to be noted that the garment described is one in which no stays or boning is employed and one in which in view of the construction of the back members the portion of the back of the body of the wearer between the back members of phragm and abdomen of the wearer and extending between the axillar lines of the garment, a bandeau member extending from the upper edge of the front member and coextensive circumferentially therewith, a lower back member comprising inelastic sections connected to and extending from the front member and an elasticnstrap permanently connecting the said sections of the lower back member, and an upper back member also comprising inelastic sections and an elastic strap, the inelastic sections of the upper back member extending from portions of the edges of the front member 7 the edges I of the bandeau member and the adjacent.

back member creates a circumferential and.

downward tension in the said front member causing the said bandeau member and front member to control the bust and diaphragm of the wearer.

2. In a garment of the type described, a front member adapted to overlie the diaphragm and abdomen of the wearer and extending substantially between the axillar lines of the garment, a bandeau member extending upwardly from the upper edge of the front member and being substantially coextensive circumferentially therewith, a lower back member comprising elastic and inelastic sections connected to each other and having downwardly and rearwardly inclined upper edge portions whereb through the action of the elastic section 0 the back member a tension is directed both circumferentially and downwardly in the said front member, and an upper back member having elastic and inelastic sections with upwardly and rearwardly inclined lower edge portions whereby through the action of the elastic section of the upper back member tensions are directed in both a circumferential and in upward direction in the said front mem- 3. In a garment of the type described, a front member adapted to overlie the diaphragm and abdomen of the wearer and to extend between the axillar lines ofthe garment, a bandeau member extending upwardly from the up er front edge of the I front member and su stantially coextensive circumferentially therewith, a lower back member comprising elastic and inelastic sections permanently connected and having downwardly and rearwardly inclined upper edge portions whereby through the action of the elastic section of the lower back member both circumferentially and downwardly directed tensions are exerted in the said front member, and an uplper back member including elastic and ine astic sections detachably connected for applying tension to the said bandeau member.

4. In a garment'of the type described, a front member adapted to overlie the diaphragm and abdomen of the wearer and to extend substantially between the axillar lines of the garment, a bandeau member extending upwardly from the upper edge of the front member and being substantially coextensive circumferentially therewith, an upper back member for exerting a tension in the bandeau member and the said front member, a lower back member comprising inelastic sections extending rearwardl from the edges of the front member and aving downwardly and rearwardly extending upper edges, and an elastic strap permanently connected to the adjacent ends of the said sections of the lower back member whereby tensions in both circumferentially and downwardly extending directions are exerted in the said front member.

5. In a garment of the type described, a front member adapted to overlie the diaphragm and abdomen of the wearer, a banwearer, means for maintaining the front member and bandeau member in position on the body of the wearer and for normally exerting a substantially circumferential tension in the bandeau member causing the same to produce a flattening effect in the busts of the wearer, and a lace threaded through an opening in the upper frontcentral portion of the said front member and adapted to extend around the central portion of'the bandeau member to adjust the said central portion of the bandeau member to position and thereby cause the bandeau member to function as an uplift device for the busts of the wearer.

Signed by me this 8th day of June, 1928.

WALDEMAR KOPS. 

